laguna
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Given that most of us fish shallow pools now and fewer fish deep pits and resis, have Polaris type ledger floats had their day?
About 18 years ago I designed a float that cocked and locked when it hit bottom enabling me to fish dead bottom at any depth. While developing the idea I undertook to research what else was available and I bought a set of Polaris floats (consisting of around 8 or 9 floats), which I still have.
For those of you who don't know, they incorporate a 'frixion' device (I think that's what its called) which basically held your line at an angle causing it to 'hold' under tension but allowed free-running while slack. You cast out to your chosen spot without having to plumb depth and let the lead hit bottom, then as the float rose to the surface you slowly wound in until it cocked. They worked, however I never really liked them much and stuck with my own design because the Polaris sat unnaturally bent towards you in the water, also you had to delicately keep an exact tension on them and readjust occasionally to compensate for flow and wind movement.
Anyway, I heard Polaris has since sold out and wondered if the reason had anything to do with anglers mainly fishing shallow commercial water now?
Or maybe float fishing has gone out of fashion?
Appreciate your thoughts please.
About 18 years ago I designed a float that cocked and locked when it hit bottom enabling me to fish dead bottom at any depth. While developing the idea I undertook to research what else was available and I bought a set of Polaris floats (consisting of around 8 or 9 floats), which I still have.
For those of you who don't know, they incorporate a 'frixion' device (I think that's what its called) which basically held your line at an angle causing it to 'hold' under tension but allowed free-running while slack. You cast out to your chosen spot without having to plumb depth and let the lead hit bottom, then as the float rose to the surface you slowly wound in until it cocked. They worked, however I never really liked them much and stuck with my own design because the Polaris sat unnaturally bent towards you in the water, also you had to delicately keep an exact tension on them and readjust occasionally to compensate for flow and wind movement.
Anyway, I heard Polaris has since sold out and wondered if the reason had anything to do with anglers mainly fishing shallow commercial water now?
Or maybe float fishing has gone out of fashion?
Appreciate your thoughts please.